00So that's what Carine's doing next....Robin Givhan of the Washington Post once wrote this about former editor ofFrench Vogue, Carine Roitfeld:
"Physically, Roitfeld is an unlikely role model. She has an angular, vaguely threatening appearance that is masculine and sexual in the manner of a young Charlotte Rampling. She favours...

00TALKING SHOES with KENYA HUNT Where do you typically look to for writing inspiration? In the office I'm always reading fashion writing by my favorite critics, Cathy Horyn, Suzy Menkes, Sarah Mower and Robin Givhan. But at home I'm a pretty voracious fiction reader. I'm most inspired by a mix of contemporary and old...

00Must Read Mrs. O Do be sure to read through to the end, where Robin Givhan elaborates on how the roles of Ikram Goldman and Meredith Koop have evolved.
"Michelle Obama Style: Why We Care Again"
In other news, Sally Singer, editor-in-chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine was interviewed on Morning...

00Mrs. O in Moschino
The choice is timely, as just this morning, Robin Givhan wrote of the first lady's view of fashion as a global business, adding: "One label regularly in rotation is Moschino, an Italian brand. She's worn it on a host of public occasions."
"President Prays for Peace in the Mideast"...

00Mrs. O and Ikram, Still Collaborating?" This runs counter to recent stories from esteemed fashion journalists Robin Givhan and Cathy Horyn, here and here .
Givhan reported that "Goldman ... hasn't been riding herd over the first lady's wardrobe in some time," while Horyn wrote, "For what it's worth, I hear that Ikram Goldman,...

00Give the First Lady a Break Cathy Horyn of the New York Times and Robin Givhan of The Daily Beast praised the choice, here and here . Oscar de la Renta wondered why Mrs. O wore "European clothes" to WWD, here . WWD's Bridget Foley penned a longer piece with more from Oscar de la Renta, and asked why the CFDA had been...